Mario (Teja Sajja) works as a developer of online games. They notice a bug in one of their viral games. Their programmer Kalyan (Mirchi Hemanth) can only fix it. The trouble is Kalyan is getting married in Kurnool, and he cannot rush to Hyderabad. To save time, Mario and his two other colleagues head to Kurnool to get it fixed.
On their way, their vehicle hits a man and he bites the hand of Marios colleague.
Zambavati Telusu Gaani Zombie Lendabbi, asks Getup Srinus character when zombies round him off.
Teja Sajja, who plays the protagonist in Zombie Reddy, explains the concept of Zombies, thus giving an idea to the Telugu audiences, as zombies are alien culture to us. This sequence comes in the middle of the story.
Before the zombies take the centerstage, Prashanth Varma sets it up comedy sequences involving clichés of faction movies.
Much of this part is like a spoof on the formulaic sequences of faction dramas like Samara Simha Reddy, Indra, Aadi and Narasimha Reddy. Then there is also a spoof on Narasimha, Chandramukhi, Kanchana, Jambalakidi Pamba etc .
Prashanth Varma has mixed faction elements with Zombies to make the audiences get connected with this new genre. So, it is like Samarasimha Reddy meeting Shaun of the Dead.
The pulpy concept has its merits, but it also goes overboard at many places, thereby dilutes the mood. Even towards the end, the film mixes other cliched elements of science fiction (like a scientists experiment gone wrong), devotional dramas, etc.
In an attempt to localize the zombies concept, the concept becomes another regular Telugu movie masala thread.
As said above, director Prashanth Varma presents the beginning portions as a spoof on the cliches of faction dramas but he also narrates them in a cliched manner. Until the middle portion, we dont get to connect it to the proceedings. Luckily, he saves the best part in the second half.
Since this genre has never been attempted in Telugu cinema earlier, it will appeal to only limited audiences. Zombie Reddy is not entirely entertaining, but it does offer some fun. There is a novelty factor, but it should have been narrated in a more engaging way.
